Sen. Menor released from jail

Sen. Ron Menor was released from the Oahu Community Correctional Center yesterday morning after completing his sentence for a drunken driving conviction, a Department of Public Safety spokeswoman said.

Menor was sentenced to 48 hours in jail after pleading no contest to drunken driving charges on Friday.

He went to the Oahu Correctional Community Center Friday, but was released early as compensation for time served when police first arrested him, said Louise Kim McCoy, spokeswoman for the Department of Public Safety.

Police arrested Menor at about 12:30 a.m. on April 27. He spent about 90 minutes in jail that morning.

An initial field test that night recorded Menor's blood-alcohol level at 0.147, above the 0.08 percent limit.

In addition to jail time, Menor was fined $800 and had his license revoked for 90 days. He was ordered to spend 14 hours in an alcohol treatment class.

Menor (D, Mililani-Mililani Mauka-Waipio), who has been a senator since 2000, faces re-election this year.

Spill triggers beach warning

Beachgoers were greeted by warning signs advising them to stay out of the water yesterday at Maunalua Bay Beach Park because of a sewage spill, according to the state Department of Health.

The sewage spill occurred Friday afternoon between 4 and 5 p.m. near the Outback Steakhouse at the Hawaii Kai Towne Center, according to an e-mail from the Health Department.

About 200 gallons of waste water from the East Honolulu Wastewater Treatment Plant entered into a storm drain that discharges into Maunalua Bay, the release said.

Though the spill occurred on Friday, plant officials did not learn about the spill until about 11 a.m. yesterday.

It wasn't clear whether the sewage had reached the bay, but as a precaution, state officials posted warning signs and took water samples.

Students compete in science quiz

Hawaii will be represented for the first time in the National Science Olympiad this weekend at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Highlands Intermediate School and Farrington High School teams will compete with students from throughout the country Friday and Saturday.